Correlations between soil characteristics and radioactivity content of Vojvodina soil
Abstract
During the years 2001 and 2010, the content of U-238, Ra-226, in K-40 and Cs-137 in agricultural soil and soil geochemical characteristics were measured on 50 locations in Northern Province of Serbia - Vojvodina. The locations for sampling were selected so that they proportionately represent all geomorphologic units in the region. The content of clay and humus varied within wide limits depending on soil type and influence the activity concentrations of radionuclides. In this paper we analyzed correlations between radionuclides content and geochemical characteristics of the soil. Possible influence of fertilizers on U-238 content in soil was discussed. The main conclusion is that measured maximal activity concentrations for U-238 (87 Bq/kg), Ra-226 (44.7 Bq/kg), Th-232 (55.5 Bq/kg) and Cs-137 (29 Bq/kg) at 30 cm. depth could not endanger the safety of food production. The process of genesis of soil and cultivation mode plays a dominant role on the characteristics of the soil. The most s...ignificant correlation was found between the activity concentrations of K-40 and clay content in agricultural soil.
Keywords:
Soil radioactivity / Soil type / Humus / Clay / U-238 / Th-232 / Ra-226 / K-40 / Cs-137Source:
Journal of Environmental Radioactivity, 2017, 166, 104-111Publisher:
- Elsevier Sci Ltd, Oxford
Funding / projects:
- Biosensing Technologies and Global System for Long-Term Research and Integrated Management of Ecosystems (RS-MESTD-Integrated and Interdisciplinary Research (IIR or III)-43002)
- Nuclear methods in rare event and cosmic-ray research (RS-MESTD-Basic Research (BR or ON)-171002)
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2016.04.003
ISSN: 0265-931X
PubMed: 27079947
WoS: 000390073500014
Scopus: 2-s2.0-84962860482
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FiVeRTY - JOUR AU - Forkapić, S. AU - Vasin, Jovica AU - Bikit, Ištvan S. AU - Mrdja, D. AU - Bikit, K. AU - Milić, Stanko PY - 2017 UR - http://fiver.ifvcns.rs/handle/123456789/1631 AB - During the years 2001 and 2010, the content of U-238, Ra-226, in K-40 and Cs-137 in agricultural soil and soil geochemical characteristics were measured on 50 locations in Northern Province of Serbia - Vojvodina. The locations for sampling were selected so that they proportionately represent all geomorphologic units in the region. The content of clay and humus varied within wide limits depending on soil type and influence the activity concentrations of radionuclides. In this paper we analyzed correlations between radionuclides content and geochemical characteristics of the soil. Possible influence of fertilizers on U-238 content in soil was discussed. The main conclusion is that measured maximal activity concentrations for U-238 (87 Bq/kg), Ra-226 (44.7 Bq/kg), Th-232 (55.5 Bq/kg) and Cs-137 (29 Bq/kg) at 30 cm. depth could not endanger the safety of food production. The process of genesis of soil and cultivation mode plays a dominant role on the characteristics of the soil. The most significant correlation was found between the activity concentrations of K-40 and clay content in agricultural soil. PB - Elsevier Sci Ltd, Oxford T2 - Journal of Environmental Radioactivity T1 - Correlations between soil characteristics and radioactivity content of Vojvodina soil EP - 111 SP - 104 VL - 166 DO - 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2016.04.003 ER -
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Forkapić, S., Vasin, J., Bikit, I. S., Mrdja, D., Bikit, K.,& Milić, S.. (2017). Correlations between soil characteristics and radioactivity content of Vojvodina soil. in Journal of Environmental Radioactivity Elsevier Sci Ltd, Oxford., 166, 104-111. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvrad.2016.04.003
Forkapić S, Vasin J, Bikit IS, Mrdja D, Bikit K, Milić S. Correlations between soil characteristics and radioactivity content of Vojvodina soil. in Journal of Environmental Radioactivity. 2017;166:104-111. doi:10.1016/j.jenvrad.2016.04.003 .
Forkapić, S., Vasin, Jovica, Bikit, Ištvan S., Mrdja, D., Bikit, K., Milić, Stanko, "Correlations between soil characteristics and radioactivity content of Vojvodina soil" in Journal of Environmental Radioactivity, 166 (2017):104-111, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvrad.2016.04.003 . .